Ericameria albida

Ericameria albida

Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ericameria
Species:
E. albida
Binomial name
Ericameria albida
(M.E.Jones ex A.Gray) L.C.Anderson
Synonyms[3]
  • Aster marcusii Kuntze
  • Bigelowia albida M.E.Jones ex A.Gray
  • Bigelovia albida M.E.Jones ex A.Gray[2]
  • Chrysothamnus albidus (M.E.Jones ex A.Gray) Greene

Ericameria albida is a North American species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae known by the common name white flowered rabbitbrush.[4] It is native to desert regions in the western United States mostly in the Great Basin (Utah,[5] Nevada,[5] and eastern California (Inyo, Mono, and San Bernardino Counties; one report of it in Lassen County is from an urban area).[4][6]

Ericameria albida grows in dry, alkaline plains in desert regions. It is a shrub sometimes reaching a height of 150 cm (4.9 ft). Leaves are thin and thread-like, up to 35 mm (1.4 in) long. The tips of its erect branches hold dense inflorescences of tiny flower heads with creamy white disci florets but no ray florets.[7]

Conservation

Ericameria albida has a global status of G4 (Apparently Secure) according to NatureServe. [1] It has a state rank of S3 (Vulnerable) in California and Nevada, and a state rank of S2 (Imperiled) in Utah. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ericameria albida". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  2. ^ Gray, Asa 1882. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 209 description in Latin, as Bigelovia albida
  3. ^ The Plant List, Ericameria albida (M.E.Jones ex A.Gray) L.C.Anderson
  4. ^ a b Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria albida (M.E. Jones ex A. Gray) L.C. Anderson white flowered rabbitbrush
  5. ^ a b Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  6. ^ Intermountain Herbarium Network, Ericameria albida (M.E.Jones ex A.Gray) L.C.Anderson description, distribution map, photos of herbarium specimens
  7. ^ Flora of North America, Whiteflower rabbitbrush, Ericameria albida (M. E. Jones ex A. Gray) L. C. Anderson, Great Basin Naturalist. 55: 86. 1995.


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